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.TH SUSPEND 1 "Apr 15, 1994"
.SH NAME
suspend \- shell built-in function to halt the current shell
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SS "sh"
.LP
.nf
\fBsuspend\fR
.fi

.SS "csh"
.LP
.nf
\fBsuspend\fR
.fi

.SS "ksh"
.LP
.nf
\fBsuspend\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS "sh"
.sp
.LP
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
.SS "csh"
.sp
.LP
Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with
\fB^Z\fR. This is most often used to stop shells started by \fBsu\fR.
.SS "ksh"
.sp
.LP
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR csh (1),
.BR kill (1),
.BR ksh (1),
.BR sh (1),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR su (8)
